Internet of things brings discovery challenges.

• Position: E-DISCOVERY - Brief article

About this time last year, Wintergreen Research estimated there were 9 billion devices (consumer and enterprise) connected to the Internet. Depending on the source, that number will be anywhere between 26 billion and 100 billion by 2020. Either way, it is clear that the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at a tremendous pace, making it an exciting new frontier for technology vendors but a source of considerable concern for many in the legal community.

As the IoT explodes, so will the amount of data subject to potential federal oversight, e-discovery, and data breaches, pointed out Erik Post, CEO of the litigation support company OmniVere, in a recent Law Technology News article. The situation is further complicated by the likelihood...